Shepard Smith has done it again. Yesterday, he defied Donald Trump and Fox News by fact-checking yet another false claim made by the president. That makes two days in a row now!
On Monday, Smith pushed back against Trump’s claims that a “migrant caravan” was coming to “invade” America. On Tuesday, he fact-checked remarks Trump made about using an executive order to end birthright citizenship.
“It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amendment. Guess what? You don’t!” Trump said in a recent interview with Axios. “I can do it just with an executive order.”
Speaking with Fox News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts yesterday, Smith said:“Of course, he can’t do that. The reason: the Constitution.”
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Birthright citizenship is a part of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution written in 1868 that states:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
Smith also pushed back on Trump’s claim that the United States is “the only country in the world where a person comes in and has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States … with all of those benefits.”
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“We’re not the only country in the world,” Smith corrected. “There are 30 of them, including Canada next door.”
He added: “Further, constitutional scholars say in the event the president actually tries this move, there would be an immediate injunction and his order would not ever take effect.”
Then he laughed the whole thing off, calling it “just talk.”
Naturally, Fox News viewers weren’t too pleased with Smith’s truth-telling, and many took to Twitter to express their outrage:
Who is this @ShepNewsTeam AKA Shepard Smith? Why is he still allowed to be on @FoxNews? He should be on one of those #FakeNews networks.#ShepardSmith is BAD for #FoxNews!
— With Trump, AMERICA WINS! (@SocialTweet509) October 31, 2018
@ShepNewsTeam You’re cynical reporting today on Trump and the birthright citizenship debate was palpable… You are not supposed to be cynical you are supposed to report the news without your opinion flowing out to viewers… Read what Michael Anton has to say about it.
— brendagriffin (@brengriffin) October 31, 2018
@ShepNewsTeam Why do you think @POTUS is wrong in thinking that US-born children of illegal Aliens don’t possess US citizenship? As a Harvard trained lawyer I know the SCOTUS has never ruled on whether birthright Citizenship applies to children of illegal aliens.
— Bob D (@b0bdiaz) October 30, 2018
Why does FOX keep this creep on the payroll?
He'd be popular at #CNN or #MSNBC!"There is no invasion. No one is coming to get you."
~Shepard Smith#FoxNews fire #ShepardSmith pic.twitter.com/QP2SqnNpUy— Lets Roll (@LetsRoll404) October 31, 2018
@FoxNews I would just like to ask #FoxNews WHY they are allowing an anti-American, Trump Hating person like #ShepardSmith to still have his own show on Fox??? EVERY TIME I hear him speak, I feel like I am listening to #FakeNews CNN!!!
— Rhonda ??? ?? (@001_rhonda) October 30, 2018
What happened to Fair and Balanced @FoxNews? If @ShepNewsTeam wants to give his opinion, fine; but please don’t call it news. There is a legitimate debate going on about birthright citizenship, which by his declarative statements, he wants to shut down.
— Julie Shera (@Bothered_Blonde) October 30, 2018
@FoxNews
I've always felt #ShepSmith was a good pundit.However, I was SHOCKED to learn he was chief NEWS ANCHOR! When did it become ok for reporters to editorialize?!
Does Fox really want Google searches showing this much bias from its chief news anchor??? #NotFairOrBalanced pic.twitter.com/yZKY2IsWsd
— Jean Maree (@JeanMaree_ND) October 31, 2018
@ShepNewsTeam Shep is gleefully critical of Trump's desire to end anchor babies. "Trump is wrong. Trump lies" Well so does Shep. Only one other major country, Canada, allows birthright citizenship. Europe hasn't sine 2004. Shep, tell the whole truth…or get a job at CNN.
— Timothy Swift (@timothy11) October 30, 2018
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misterjack
At least there’s one person at State TV going against their white Nationalist narrative.
Bob LaBlah
From what I figure he is either trying to get out of his contract or has realized that his network, Fox, is contributing to the massive amounts of hate that have swept the country and trying to steer the network in another direction. I wish him luck but I am betting at the rate he’s going he’ll be gone by Monday. Its nice to see a male reporter (whether strait or gay) with a pair of you know what still attached to him.
Mack
The Trumpturds doesn’t like it when they are called out on lies. And Trump can’t open his mouth without saying one. But if Trump wants to open the door to changing a Constitutional Amendment with a Presidential Order, just think what could happen to the 2nd Amendment if a Democrat becomes President and Trump and/or the Supreme Court sets the precedent.
Kangol
Bingo!!!
Scout
Exactly. If Trump’s Executive Order were at all legal, any President could limit not only the Second Amendment but almost any of them based on his own interpretation.
Bob LaBlah
I could not agree with you more. How many of you guys are aware that the Civil Rights Act is NOT a Constitutional Amendment?
radiooutmike
I like how one guy drops the H bomb to bolster his own opinion.
Lacuevaman
thank you Shep. thank you.
Kieran
Brava Miss Shepard! You go girl!!
Lacuevaman
you’re an idiot.
Kieran
Thank you snowflake.